diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index 9aa81d2d0c6..f983ffe8f68 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public Base(String[] args) throws Exception {
         // Build
         splash.splashText(tr("Verifying..."));
 
-        File sketchFile = new File(parser.getFilenames().get(0));
+        File sketchFile = BaseNoGui.absoluteFile(parser.getFilenames().get(0));
         sketch = new Sketch(sketchFile);
 
         outputFile = new Compiler(sketch).build(progress -> {}, false);
diff --git a/build/shared/revisions.txt b/build/shared/revisions.txt
index fbfd6e1b5e6..8258072273c 100644
--- a/build/shared/revisions.txt
+++ b/build/shared/revisions.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 ARDUINO 1.8.2
 
+[ide]
+* Fix command line: works again with relative paths (regression)
+
 ARDUINO 1.8.1 - 2017.01.09
 
 [ide]